{"product_id":"southern-lady-code-helen-ellis-9780525562924","title":"Southern Lady Code: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays that are \"like being seated beside the most entertaining guest at a dinner party\" (\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal Constitution)--\u003c\/i\u003ef\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003erom \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thank you Helen Ellis for writing down the Southern Lady Code so that others may learn.\" --Ann Patchett, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Ellis has a mantra: \"If you don't have something nice to say, say something not-so-nice in a nice way.\" Say \"weathered\" instead of \"she looks like a cake left out in the rain\" and \"I'm not in charge\" instead of \"they're doing it wrong.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these twenty-three raucous essays, Ellis transforms herself into a dominatrix Donna Reed to save her marriage, inadvertently steals a Burberry trench coat, avoids a neck lift, and finds a black-tie gown that gives her the confidence of a drag queen. While she may have left Alabama for New York City, Helen Ellis is clinging to her Southern accent like mayonnaise to white bread, and offering readers a hilarious, completely singular view on womanhood for both sides of the Mason-Dixon.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525562923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525562924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Helen Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050158027007,"sku":"9780525562924","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c091687-ec12-4c57-a9c4-62cfd6039d67.jpg?v=1685005566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/southern-lady-code-helen-ellis-9780525562924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}